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Solution
Step 1: Write out what you are required to solve for (this is so you don’t
forget to answer everything the question is asking for)
Find:
– dh/dt as a function of Q1, Q2, Q3
– V2
Assumptions:
1) Incompressible flow (
2) The tank and pipes have circular cross-sections
Step 4: Calculations
(a) For a control volume enclosing the tank, conservation of mass can be
expressed as:
(Eq1)
0
(Eq2)
4
(Eq3)
0
4
Finally,
(Eq4)
/
(Eq5)
0 0.07
4
0.01 0.05 3
4
. / (Eq6)
Solution
Step 1: Write out what you are required to solve for (this is so you don’t
forget to answer everything the question is asking for)
Find:
– The velocity in fully mixed region, U3 in m/s
Assumptions:
1) Steady incompressible flow
Step 4: Calculations
2.54 10 (Eq1)
3 0.0762
1
2.54 10 (Eq2)
10 0.254
1
For incompressible flow, the volume flows at inlet and exit must match:
(Eq3)
4 4 4
0.0762 40 0.254 0.0762 3
4 4
0.254
4
. / (Eq4)